open-seat

At present, a Democrats have finished an glorious pursuit of minimizing open-seat vulnerabilities.

2010: An Early Snapshot of the Electoral Landscape admin 2009

Nearly half of a seats taken by a GOP which year were in open-seat elections.

Archive 2009-12-01 admin 2009

I suspect a Republican gain of between four and six seats, predicated on Democrats being unlikely to beat any Republican open-seat Senate candidate or being able to unseat any Republican Senate incumbent.

Current Charlie Cook guess: R +4 to +6 in Senate. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState 2009

At present, a Democrats have finished an glorious pursuit of minimizing open-seat vulnerabilities.

Archive 2009-12-01 admin 2009

There have been open-seat gubernatorial campaigns in a total of four states where President Obama exceeded 60% of a vote: Hawaii, Vermont, California, as good as Rhode Island.

Archive 2009-12-01 admin 2009

But, Ryan now sits on a plum post as chairman of the House Budget Committee, making it something short of a slam dunk for him to run statewide in an open-seat scenario.

Examining Herb Kohl's indecisiveness on 2012 2011

In short, the Tea Party movement has affiliated itself with a surprising number of non-amateur politicians in competitive and open-seat races.

Brendan Nyhan: How Much Are Tea Party Candidates Hurting the GOP? Brendan Nyhan 2010

In short, the Tea Party movement has affiliated itself with a surprising number of non-amateur politicians in competitive and open-seat races.

Brendan Nyhan: How Much Are Tea Party Candidates Hurting the GOP? Brendan Nyhan 2010

And yet, in addition to Voinovich and Bond, Mel Martinez (Florida) and Sam Brownback (Kansas) are also not seeking re-election, and Kay Bailey Hutchison (Texas) is planning a gubernatorial campaign that will create a fifth Republican open-seat contest.

Republican Exodus « Gerry Canavan 2009

There have been open-seat gubernatorial campaigns in a total of four states where President Obama exceeded 60% of a vote: Hawaii, Vermont, California, as good as Rhode Island.

2010: An Early Snapshot of the Electoral Landscape admin 2009